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In the year 1930
240 Notable deaths
Alexis-Armand Charost
Catholic cardinal (1860–1930).
Born November 14th, 1860 in Le Mans.
Died November 7th, 1930 at 69 years old in Rennes.
Émile Billard
Olympic sailor.
Born April 5th, 1852 in Le Havre.
Died June 29th, 1930 at 78 years old in Le Havre.
Sofie Holten
Danish painter.
Born August 12th, 1858 in Skuldelev. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1930 at 71 years old in Roskilde. [ref]
Ludwik Finkel
Polish historian.
Born March 20th, 1858 in Burshtyn. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1930 at 72 years old in Lviv. [ref]
Henri Jobier
French fencer.
Born July 6th, 1879 in Courson-les-Carrières.
Died March 25th, 1930 at 50 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Kazimierz Bartoszewicz
Polish writer and historian.
Born November 19th, 1852 in Warsaw.
Died January 20th, 1930 at 77 years old in Kraków.
Félicien Menu de Ménil
French composer and esperanto enthusiast.
Born July 16th, 1860 in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Died March 28th, 1930 at 69 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Carlo Perosi
Catholic cardinal (1868–1930).
Born December 18th, 1868 in Tortona.
Died February 22nd, 1930 at 61 years old in Rome.
William Holland
American track and field athlete.
Born March 3rd, 1874 in Boston.
Died November 20th, 1930 at 56 years old in Malden.
Alfonso Mistrangelo
Catholic cardinal.
Born April 26th, 1852 in Savona.
Died November 7th, 1930 at 78 years old in Florence.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel